§ Mr. GROVESasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number and categories of men who have been discharged from the Navy suffering from tuberculosis during 1922, 1923, and 1924, respectively; and whether he will state what scale of compensation is awarded?
Mr. DAVIDSONThe numbers of men discharged invalided from the Royal Navy suffering from tuberculosis during the year 1922 and 1923 were as follow:
From service afloat. Categories. 1922. 1923. Seaman ratings … 84 58 Boys … 13 4 E.R.A. apprentices … 1 2 Engine-room ratings … 48 37 Marines … 10 13 Officers' domestics … 4 4 Sick berth staff … 5 2 Regulating branch … 1 — Writers … 3 2 Victualling ratings … 4 1 Ships' cooks … 1 1 Armourers … 1 1* Electrical artificers … 1 — Ordnance artificers … — 1 Shipwrights … 1 1 Joiners … 1 — Telegraphists … 7 13 Painters … — 1 Seedies … 1 — Maltese officer's cook … 1 — * Mate.
From Marine Headquarters. Categories. 1922. 1923. Marines … … … 4 7 Band boys … … … — 1
From, Coast Guard Service. Categories. 1922. 1923. Coast guards … … 1 — Totals … … 192 149 The number discharged invalided for tuberculosis in 1924 was 155. Categories in respect of this number are not yet available.
450WThe compensation awarded depends upon the rating and length of service of the individual. The scale and details are laid down in full in Statutory Rules and Orders No. 132 of 1922.